![]() ![]() ![]() Jade and her family find themselves in nowhere Colorado, where everyone moves away from sooner or later. Readers experiencing trauma in their lives will identify with the methods characters use to cope. Middle Grade readers will relate to the characters and recognize themselves and their friends and classmates. She realizes how much of her life she has ignored to focus on creating a dream world both with the written and real Zoe. She learns about herself and being aware of others around her. There are humorous moments as Zoe "comes to life." The rest of the book is dedicated to Jade facing her emotions and discovering what friendship really means - control or free choices.Ĭooper captures the gamut of emotions Jade refuses to face and realistically demonstrates how a young girl channels this into writing. Jade has to keep writing in order for Zoe to know anything. As the story begins, he has completed his chemotherapy but is still recovering.Ī young man (Clue) in Jade's class takes her writing notebook and uses some magic to bring Zoe to life. He came through one remission and the cancer returned. Everything is happy and perfect in the stories so Jade can escape dealing with the fears in her life. She creates a girl (Zoe) and writes stories about the two of them. Jade is a lonely sixth grader who finds her escape through writing. I received an electronic ARC from Charlesbridge through NetGalley. ![]()
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